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WAGON STANDARD, No. 386,433. Patented Jul 17' 1888.

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JAMES HURT, OF OSOEOLA, MISSOURI.

WAGON-STANDARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 386,433, dated July 1'7, 1888.

Application filed December 3. 1887. Serial No. 256,876.

To all whom it may concern;

Beitknown that I, JAMES HURT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Osceola, in the county of St. Clair and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Adjustable Gap and Standard for Wagon-Bolsters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in bolsters and cap-pieces and standards combined therewith; and it has forits object to simplify and cheapen the construction of existing devices heretofore used.

To this end the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the several parts and their combinations, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Which fully illustrate my invention, and to which reference is had, Figure 1 is a partial front elevation of my device,and Fig. 2is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a vehicle-bolsterhaving the upper portions ofits ends cut out at right angles from the center,in which are seated and secured thereto suitable cap-pieces, B, pivotally secured upon the upper faces of the bolsters and provided with standards O,pivotall y secured to the cap-pieces and chamfered off to a thin edge upon their sides or faces, and which may be turnedin any (No model.)

desired direction. These standards have one or more holes made therein one above the other and in a direction with theline of draft, in which are secured one or more rings, E.

The advantages of this construction are that it is more durable, handier to iron, and, no mortises being required in the timber, therefore it does not weaken, can be readily taken off and put on the vehicle, and acts as a good bed for the plate to rest on,being smootlnsolid, and neat looking, and should it become bent it can be readily straightened.

From the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the operation of my device will be obvious.

I wish it distinctly understood thatI do not claim, broadly, a bolster having standards and cap-pieces secured thereto; but,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the recessed bolster A, of the cap-pieces B, seated within said bolster and secured near their inner ends by screws to the bolster, and standards 0, pivotal] y and centrally or nearly centrally secu red to the cappieces near their outer ends,and provided with one or more rings, E, said standards being adapted to turn upon the cappieces B,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES HURT.

\Vitnesses:

VAN B. WIsKER, Wnsn M. RAMSEY. 

